Ok we know it's coming soon, in fact I am already seeing hints of it. We know inevitably once the I3 is out, there will be people that suggest that everything Apple has made going back to the IMAC is better than the Prime.
So this thread is for people to start lowering their blood pressure ahead of time and once it starts. I will not consider anything in THIS thread flaming, sarcasm, trolling, or anything else that is usually reportable especially since it is a hypothetical post. That being said I cannot control it if a mod thinks something is too far gone and decides to take things into his own hands.
Personally I think this type of thread is better than hijacking someone else's, at least here we can have fun. So without further adieu, say what you wish.
GUYS, I just saw the specs on the new IPAD3. It is going to blow everything ANDROID out of the water especially everything ASUS has on the drawing board. You guys better sell your antique now so you can preorder the I3
EDIT: BTW the ones I am really gonna have fun with are those who don't read the OP and think the thread is serious
EDIT 03/19 Since the thread became serious I have changed to a serious name suggested by Wordly wise
Original name was
I REALLY THINK THE IPAD3 (and 2) ARE BETTER THAN THE PRIME
Unfortunately even the original iPad blows the Prime out of the water simply because its a reliable product unlike the nothing but problems since launch quality control issues Prime
Ipad 3 will be for my kids. You have a link for the specs? Because I didn't think
it wasn't announced until tomorrow (March 7th).
Everything is rumor at this point....
So you wanna fight or what?
Why come into the Prime general forum with a line like that if youdidn't expect a flame fest. (I take back any earlier comment about trollism, as clearly tha is not your intent) . You must KNOW you won't get a serious debate in here, but rather a war of words, and incendiary comments. The Prime is the most Love it/Hate it device going right now. People are so polarised over it, it's crazy, with Major "It's the best and I won't STAND for anyone talking bad about it" guys like Damandarin, down to the opposite side such as this joker:
jdbaker82 said:
Unfortunately even the original iPad blows the Prime out of the water simply because its a reliable product unlike the nothing but problems since launch quality control issues Prime
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Black or white with Prime... Personally I love it, but have been frustrated as hell by the issues that will all be resolved on the next iteration (yeah... uhuh. and all aspirins are alike) But yeah, it CLOSE to greatness, but too many **** ups and it starts losing that shine... At the moment I need to see Asus STOP updating at breakneck pace breaking **** while they fix others... I had to roll back to .14, and I had no issues all along, besides you G know P what S
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Why come into the Prime general forum with a line like that if youdidn't expect a flame fest. (I take back any earlier comment about trollism, as clearly tha is not your intent) . You must KNOW you won't get a serious debate in here, but rather a war of words, and incendiary comments. The Prime is the most Love it/Hate it device going right now
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Of course I know, but better here than in the threads that are going to start tomorrow. Those threads will probably be posted in all seriousness, ooorrrr did you not read the entire OP xD.
I Love Deman but I bet he doesn't read the whole OP or this post and swoops in like the Green Lantern.
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Of course I know, but better here than in the threads that are going to start tomorrow. Those threads will probably be posted in all seriousness, ooorrrr did you not read the entire OP xD.
I Love Deman but I bet he doesn't read the whole OP or this post and swoops in like the Green Lantern.
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LOL... I almost PEED MYSELF!!!! You are so right! And Quad Core Beats what iPAD 3 has... uh... What DOES iPAd 3 have?
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Green Latern is cool.
And I love my prime.
Good point. Probably about 100 threads of IPAD 3 vs Prime in next few days. lol
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LOL... I almost PEED MYSELF!!!! You are so right! And Quad Core Beats what iPAD 3 has... uh... What DOES iPAd 3 have?
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My buddy works at Apple and he sent me a copy of the spec sheet. It's running a Tegra 6 24 cores at 2.5mhz. And it has 8 gigs of ram with 1TB of user app space, and all the apps are in the cloud so you don't use up room on the tablet, and it doesn't need WIFI to download them it uses a transporter
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Green Latern is cool.
And I love my prime.
Good point. Probably about 100 threads of IPAD 3 vs Prime in next few days. lol
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Really? How do you feel about the Green LaNtern. If you were posting from an IPAD it wouldn't let you make that mistake
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Ok we know it's coming soon, in fact I am already seeing hints of it. We know inevitably once the I3 is out, there will be people that suggest that everything Apple has made going back to the IMAC is better than the Prime.
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I'm saving up for the iPad XX (20). It's going to incite Rapture and save our souls. It's also going to sh*t money and run on a quantum processor, travel faster than light, and have enough geebees to hold every single memory that humanity has ever had. OMG I LUV APPLE AND ANDROID SUKS BECAUSE IT COPIES EVERYTING APPLE. TROLLS RULE!
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I'm saving up for the iPad XX (20). It's going to incite Rapture and save our souls. It's also going to sh*t money and run on a quantum processor, travel faster than light, and have enough geebees to hold every single memory that humanity has ever had. OMG I LUV APPLE AND ANDROID SUKS BECAUSE IT COPIES EVERYTING APPLE. TROLLS RULE!
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DEMAN Help!
You should add Samsung's next tablet. They have their own event on March 9th...
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You should add Samsung's next tablet. They have their own event on March 9th...
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Yeah I agree, the first generation IPAD is better than anything that Samsung has put out or will put out this year
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Really? How do you feel about the Green LaNtern. If you were posting from an IPAD it wouldn't let you make that mistake
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Yes.. true. However, using an IPAD would take away that "character" that makes you.. YOU.
IPAD ??
Whats one on them ?
Are they a new type of womens sanitry towels ? if so I will buy the wife a pack
It's just too damned hard to figger out the widgers and home bases and file whatchamacallits on my Prime. It's waaaaaaaaaaaaay to complicated. I just want to turn it on and push some buttons and watch my kitty videos on the YouTube. I mean, when I install an app, where does it GO?!? What are those little dots on the screen, you know, the ones on the right-hand corner at the top? You know, when I hold the Prime SIDEWAYS?
So I think I'll get one of those iPad 3 things from the Apple store, so I don't have to worry about figgering anything out. And I know it'll just werk, right? RIGHT?
AAAHHH I found them
Thing about apple is its BUILT to be idiot proof, you have a limited amount of things you can do with it and it works well at what it does.
Android, by nature, is more unstable however there is more freedom to put whatever os you like (android, linux, hell i've seen some androids running messed up windows ports with very limited functionality)
So ya the ipad may be "better" if you want something stable, however i want something i can customize to my liking and you just cant do that with apple.
Too Much Choice
DO I Buy
Ipad 1
OR IPAD 2
OR IPAD 3
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I just want to turn it on and push some buttons and watch my kitty videos on the YouTube. QUOTE]
If you did not mean kiddy videos I don't think the IPAD will let you watch these.
EDIT the above wouldn't have happened if I was using an IPAD
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These are some shots I took just minutes ago on my X2 using the Blur camera... I want the Nexus, but the 5MP camera seems like a deal breaker for me after the pics Engadget posted
Pics of me holding 1 of my 2 baby Crested Gecko's
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And Engadget posted THESE pics
I don't know if they are purposely NOT focusing, or WTF their problem is, but if this superphone has such a ****ty camera, I might keep swaying to the Razr even with a locked BL. The Nexus doesn't even have a HDMI port.. there were a few other key points that kinda brought it back down to earth for me. I guess I should feel like an iPhone 4 customer who was hoping for the iPhone 5? lol
Sort of agree, however engadget did post a few more focused pics on that post however I sort of agree, but I don't think its been a deal breaker for me, I used a Nexus S for a while and it is quite impressive how speedy it is considering its older. I think google designing the OS around that phone really improves the quality plus you can be reassured you'll get updates. I would definitely still go with it...
I like the luxury of HDMI though too. The portability of taking video with me and playing it on the big screen. I don't understand why the Nexus wouldn't have one, being that it is sort of old tech now. I hate the fact that the Razr launches with 2.3.5, but the big name ROMs I would assume will follow the phone, especially the guys working on the X2 and Bionic being as they wouldn't have to change much. The Razr is on the block to get ICS no sooner than 6 weeks after the Galaxy Nexus launch. So I would assume 3 months, if moto is going to "blur" it again. I might just have to sit back and wait it out a few more weeks on my X2. No reason to make a hasty decision and pre-order a phone I am going to be pissed off about.
I just wanted to post these pics as a reference. I didn't do anything special to my pics, they were literally consecutive, point, shoot, upload. Unless the person using the device was spinning in circles like a jackass, that sensor doesn't look great at all to me. Not to mention, the pics are not WS shots. I use the phone as my primary camera, there is no reason to have 2 devices now-a-days unless you are a pro and want top quality SLR pics. Maybe Google is trying to keep the development of 4.0 cheap and give manufacturers a good starting platform? Like minimum OS specs?
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I like the luxury of HDMI though too. The portability of taking video with me and playing it on the big screen. I don't understand why the Nexus wouldn't have one, being that it is sort of old tech now. I hate the fact that the Razr launches with 2.3.5, but the big name ROMs I would assume will follow the phone, especially the guys working on the X2 and Bionic being as they wouldn't have to change much. The Razr is on the block to get ICS no sooner than 6 weeks after the Galaxy Nexus launch. So I would assume 3 months, if moto is going to "blur" it again. I might just have to sit back and wait it out a few more weeks on my X2. No reason to make a hasty decision and pre-order a phone I am going to be pissed off about.
I just wanted to post these pics as a reference. I didn't do anything special to my pics, they were literally consecutive, point, shoot, upload. Unless the person using the device was spinning in circles like a jackass, that sensor doesn't look great at all to me. Not to mention, the pics are not WS shots. I use the phone as my primary camera, there is no reason to have 2 devices now-a-days unless you are a pro and want top quality SLR pics. Maybe Google is trying to keep the development of 4.0 cheap and give manufacturers a good starting platform? Like minimum OS specs?
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As far as HDMI goes I've really never used it, I'm on the X2 as well, I think I would use it more if the X2 had webtop as that is pretty slick but other than that I have never even plugged in a cable to mine, but I do understand where you're coming from with that.
As far as camera goes I agree it is a bit disappointing they used a 5mp instead of the typical 8 of these days but apparently its a really nice 5; which could be gimmicky or it could be a legit step up, I mean as far as mp count goes I don't think that really means much these days unless you're shooting pictures for bill boards. Some of the pictures on the engadget post were a lot better but some of them were entirely disappointing.
I think I'll still go with it just because its designed by google for googles OS so there's really no going wrong as far as the hardware/software combination, but we'll see what happens. Plus I feel like with ICS when they make all buttons part of the screen like Honeycomb, the soft buttons on the RAZR will look silly unless they make them useful.
The real turning point for me is the 4.65" Super AMOLED, which would be nice if it was Super AMOLED Plus, but it's still the nicest screen around, although I think I heard somewhere that the RAZR might get it too...not sure of the validity of that.
The Razr is getting the Super AMOLED Advanced, the Nexus is getting HD Super AMOLED. I understand the bare bones meaning after some research, but, they are still BOTH Pentile. So, until I get my hands on each of them I don't think I can make a decision based on dimensions and gimmicky names lol.
About the pics, yea, I just posted the ones I was kinda like WTF with? The thing is, why would they even post those? lol, if they knew they sucked why didn't they retake the pic? It is obvious on my 4.3" **** for a screen X2 if a pic is blurry, you mean to tell me an editor for a tech website couldn't tell on a 4.65" screen the picture sucked? I agree about 5MP/8MP isn't really a big deal, but I think they made the choice to sacrifice 8 just to kill shutter lag.
HDMI, I use it periodically to stream sports on the fly. I also use it for movies a lot, netflix(Before I cancelled that nonsense) or Google movies since I can just rent it on my phone and take and plug into anyone's TV.
I wish there was a way I could rent movies from android market and watch them when rooted.
(Sorry im about to get off topic. U just reminded me of something))
I remembered seeing the app OTA rootkeeper can serve as temporary uproot for all devices. My question is if I use that to "hide" root, can I go rent and watch movie from market((while still running eclipse))) and afterward use that app to bring root back and carry on as normal? This would be extremely awesome..
And to the responder who hasn't tried hdmi yet...you are seriously missing out. Once you use it you'll be amazed and use it a LOT. I bought a Motorola hdmi cable on ebay for 9bucks and it was one of the best decisions I've made regarding my x2
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I wish there was a way I could rent movies from android market and watch them when rooted.
(Sorry im about to get off topic. U just reminded me of something))
I remembered seeing the app OTA rootkeeper can serve as temporary uproot for all devices. My question is if I use that to "hide" root, can I go rent and watch movie from market((while still running eclipse))) and afterward use that app to bring root back and carry on as normal? This would be extremely awesome..
And to the responder who hasn't tried hdmi yet...you are seriously missing out. Once you use it you'll be amazed and use it a LOT. I bought a Motorola hdmi cable on ebay for 9bucks and it was one of the best decisions I've made regarding my x2
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Check the Apps/games section of xda. There's a hacked market video apk that has the root check disabled. I remember seeing it a couple wks ago.
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OoO snap!!! Im all about that if it works...thanks bro...on the prowl now
garywojdan81 said:
Check the Apps/games section of xda. There's a hacked market video apk that has the root check disabled. I remember seeing it a couple wks ago.
Sent from my DROID X2 using xda premium
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Yep, that is what I was using previously! Renting a movie on the market/YouTube is typically a whole $1 or more cheaper than DirecTV, which doesn't make sense lol. DirecTV just wants to rob people I guess.
I had first noticed that while docked I had this flickering while closing the tab. It appears there is something totally wrong with this unit. Today I was playing zen pinball and i pressed hardly for the right flipper and this screen flickering again. Starting with the bezel when I apply pressure to the right bottom part of the tab the screen flickers into white. I don't think it is a common issue.
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ok. just return it then. end of story
demandarin said:
ok. just return it then. end of story
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Solved. End of topic, mod please close it.
I find I can replicate screen flickering just by tapping the recent items button after having a dozen apps/pages stored there.
A reboot fixes it but it comes back later.
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I find I can replicate screen flickering just by tapping the recent items button after having a dozen apps/pages stored there.
A reboot fixes it but it comes back later.
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Not the same here. Yours must be DEFECTIVE..
Ok, every product has a small percentage of defective devices. Besides the other issues, THIS is that small group. Return it, it's that simple. They will send you a new one. No need to create a topic to vent your anger when there is a very simple solution.
Wait wait wait.....no nobody is allowed to complain??? If it's a valid concern that doesn't seem right.
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I had first noticed that while docked I had this flickering while closing the tab. It appears there is something totally wrong with this unit. Today I was playing zen pinball and i pressed hardly for the right flipper and this screen flickering again. Starting with the bezel when I apply pressure to the right bottom part of the tab the screen flickers into white. I don't think it is a common issue.
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Mine dID something like this after exiting a game. This was a couple of days after ICS installed. I did a couple of reboots and it disappeared. Never did it before ICS and has been good since. I marked it up to ICS and program issue. Prime is working great now and even the same game works fine. Hopefully it is something similar.
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Wait wait wait.....no nobody is allowed to complain??? If it's a valid concern that doesn't seem right.
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People certainly can complain, but it would be much more useful if the issue was in the name of the thread instead of just having a trolly URGH MY PRIME IS SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP title. Why would anyone wanna help someone who's insulting the device he's asking help for?
Did you try a reset, uninstalling the app and reinstalling?
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People certainly can complain, but it would be much more useful if the issue was in the name of the thread instead of just having a trolly URGH MY PRIME IS SUCH A PIECE OF CRAP title. Why would anyone wanna help someone who's insulting the device he's asking help for?
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Ok true. However most are told to read before they post. If you read in this forum, you get about two pages before, uggghhh I hate this piecer lol.
Joeyle: just to be fair, I remember in the wifi thread you being one of the loudest Asus bashers. I can pull up posts if you want. I'm just saying. Give other people a chance too, as you were given.
What is wrong with people who throw flames to someone complaining about an item spent that much. Don't worship companies which screw you with defective units, false advertisement and all. Then you become not different from Apple worshippers.
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The Complaint System Works
How quickly everyone forgot about the bootloader, the whole Prime community sang the loudest compaint campaign that made Asus change their mind about the lock. Let's give those with valid reasons the room to voice their concerns, not getting any answer or support will only lead to fans losing their Prime esteem and leaving the fold.
sdelliott31 said:
Joeyle: just to be fair, I remember in the wifi thread you being one of the loudest Asus bashers. I can pull up posts if you want. I'm just saying. Give other people a chance too, as you were given.
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That's not true. I only was angry when the rumor was that the Prime was being discontinued for another tablet (TF700) however that isn't true in the end.
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Not the same here. Yours must be DEFECTIVE..
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LOL...arent they all defective!
Up today I hated Apple. My next tablet will be Ipad3.
I am just joking. I'll wait for the next Samsung. I am not an Acer guy, and although I have huge respect for Asus in the PC area (for the last 17 years my mainboards had always been Asus, 7 note and netbooks including TM91 and I recently bought the Zenbook) i lost my trust in the Android arena. I returned TF1 in a week because of terrible light bleeding, and now this. I thought mine was perfect except GPS but after 3 weeks of use now I discover the screen issue. I was really sorry to see Samsung not giving any hints about its next tablet in CES 2012. I had 2 Acer notebooks with huge problems, so it is not my brand. It means I'll wait some time and am very sorry for selling GTab 10.1.
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LOL...arent they all defective!
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LOL....what do you consider defective? Oh, you must mean the GPS.. no where did Asus claim that GPS reception on this unit would perform on par or better than the original, you just assumed it. Not up to your standards then return it.
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It's definatly a valid concern. I'm just wondering why we have threads with people just venting. It's a VERY easy fix. If Asus didn't fix it, THEN he should vent, I would too. I just feel like Asus deserves the benefit of the doubt on this. Don't blast a company if you haven't even tried to work out the issue.
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LOL....what do you consider defective? Oh, you must mean the GPS.. no where did Asus claim that GPS reception on this unit would perform on par or better than the original, you just assumed it. Not up to your standards then return it.
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This is one of the most ignorant statements on this forum.
So when you bought your garmin nuvi which says gps on the box and you cant use it within 50 feet of any structures or trees, that to you is acceptable because the box does not state "it works".
GPS printed on my prime box, meaning GPS should work ALL the time, not on Sundays at 3pm wearing a blue tie and purple pants. GPS should work as GPS is expected to. Outside with clear skys should not display can not locate satellites...
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This is one of the most ignorant statements on this forum.
So when you bought your garmin nuvi which says gps on the box and you cant use it within 50 feet of any structures or trees, that to you is acceptable because the box does not state "it works".
GPS printed on my prime box, meaning GPS should work ALL the time, not on Sundays at 3pm wearing a blue tie and purple pants. GPS should work as GPS is expected to. Outside with clear skys should not display can not locate satellites...
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Mine can, you have a defective one?
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Check this out, Engadget jokes about Prime's GPS issue. Engadget is the best!
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/16/asus-says-the-transformer-prime-wont-do-3g-time-travel-and-las/
Nice one. I'll give it 1 lowercase lol.
Joking aside though, who carries a tablet without a cell phone. And who wouldn't just root and tether (excluding non-readers of xda) to their phone? Why pay for 2 data plans?
diecast17 said:
Check this out, Engadget jokes about Prime's GPS issue. Engadget is the best!
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/16/asus-says-the-transformer-prime-wont-do-3g-time-travel-and-las/
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i see no joke about GPS, only people thinking 3g is coming anytime in the near future.....lasers would be cool as well though.....even the gps link goes on to talk about the now old 8.33 update and no joke there.....either that or your laugh tolerance is exteremly low and your the type to laugh at having 12 items in the 12 items lane at wallmart....or that joke i just made...terrible...
is this thread another trolololololololol f7u12 the narwhal midnights at bacon why u no read post u link 2?
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i see no joke about GPS, only people thinking 3g is coming anytime in the near future.....lasers would be cool as well though.....even the gps link goes on to talk about the now old 8.33 update and no joke there.....either that or your laugh tolerance is exteremly low and your the type to laugh at having 12 items in the 12 items lane at wallmart....or that joke i just made...terrible...
is this thread another trolololololololol f7u12 the narwhal midnights at bacon why u no read post u link 2?
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I thought the reference to the GPS upgrade referred to the GPS problem. Did I miss something? Here is the quote:
"According to a statement by the company, "no such product exists on its current roadmap" -- and keep in mind, that roadmap navigating comes after a GPS upgrade."
I am not a troll. I like my Prime, but I would like if it didn't have any problems with GPS and Wi-Fi. I am hoping that Asus can fix all the issues, and I am grateful for people like Gary Key on this forum trying to help us out.
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i see no joke about GPS, only people thinking 3g is coming anytime in the near future.....lasers would be cool as well though.....even the gps link goes on to talk about the now old 8.33 update and no joke there.....either that or your laugh tolerance is exteremly low and your the type to laugh at having 12 items in the 12 items lane at wallmart....or that joke i just made...terrible...
is this thread another trolololololololol f7u12 the narwhal midnights at bacon why u no read post u link 2?
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It wasn't THAT funny but it was a cute reference. ASUS used the word "roadmap" and they took that as an opportunity to refer to ASUS' mishandling of the GPS situation.
grumblers said:
Nice one. I'll give it 1 lowercase lol.
Joking aside though, who carries a tablet without a cell phone. And who wouldn't just root and tether (excluding non-readers of xda) to their phone? Why pay for 2 data plans?
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To bad under ICS they busted ad hoc tether - something many phones using tether apps rely on - unless your phone is on a ROM that has a native cooked in tether or you have native tether on your phone many are SOL right now until we can get it fixed.
theizzardking said:
i see no joke about GPS, only people thinking 3g is coming anytime in the near future.....lasers would be cool as well though.....even the gps link goes on to talk about the now old 8.33 update and no joke there.....either that or your laugh tolerance is exteremly low and your the type to laugh at having 12 items in the 12 items lane at wallmart....or that joke i just made...terrible...
is this thread another trolololololololol f7u12 the narwhal midnights at bacon why u no read post u link 2?
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The joke was
"According to a statement by the company, "no such product exists on its current roadmap" -- and keep in mind, that roadmap navigating comes after a GPS upgrade. "
Asus cannot catch a break it seems.
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"have been greatly exaggerated"
Seems that has been used up to the prime's release. I feel prime owners became beta testers for a price of $499 for the new upcoming TF700T.
junrider said:
"have been greatly exaggerated"
Seems that has been used up to the prime's release. I feel prime owners became beta testers for a price of $499 for the new upcoming TF700T.
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It is hard to disagree really!
Obviously the TF700T has better Wifi and GPS based on what happened with the original Prime Release in Taiwan. Just look at the new design. I also bet the upgraded Prime will not have the "Serial Number Unknown" problem since Asus will be sure to make sure that doesn't happen again, at least when they find how to fix it.
Also, I wonder if the new casing for the TF700t will have a bit more room, or not apply so much pressure to the screen/glass. The Light Bleeding on mine appeared to be from the glass pressing so hard against the screen. If I simply pushed on the edges of my prime, ONLY ON THE SIDE WITH LIGHT BLEED, it would get worse. The sides without light bleed did nothing when pressing on the edges of the screen.
Diecast17 must be new here.. let me explain it:
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To bad under ICS they busted ad hoc tether - something many phones using tether apps rely on - unless your phone is on a ROM that has a native cooked in tether or you have native tether on your phone many are SOL right now until we can get it fixed.
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I wander why my droid x is able to connect ? AT 1st it couldn't but when i downloaded the app I mentioned in the other thread it begin working again.I love my Prime esecially since i have this keyboard dock & typing is a breeze now.But when the new Prime comes out I will be selling this one unless there's talk of Tegra 4 by then will I'm sure there will be.
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Just returned this $500 crap. Good bye ASUS.
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ljwnow said:
Just returned this $500 crap. Good bye ASUS.
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You obviously didn't use it.
The Transformer Prime works for me, I don't use my tablet as a GPS, simply because my car has a better navigation system, and I rarely use that. TFP seem to costly of an item to risk it as a car fixture to begin with, it's a tablet computer after all.
At work last week someone asked me that question and I just thought it was funny. I work in a technology company with Apple being the dominant brand of choice (of course). After explaining to him it was the new Asus Transformer Prime with the Tegra 3, etc etc he ended with saying; "oh, so it's like a baby iPad?"
*Sigh*
Pretty funny. Anyone else run into any situations like this?
Lol...just keep letting em think that. It's for the best. I just stopped talking tech with my ibuddies. I've been a mac (computers) guy since about 2001 and can't stand what they've done with iTunes iPod iPhone crap. I personally believe ios is for kids, women and grandparents. If you're any kind of a true "tech" guy you wouldn't be caught dead with an iPhone.
Just sayin....
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Really? A Baby iPAd? LMAO
I know a lot of my friends are huge Apple lovers. I just cant get behind that. Trust me I have tried.
With the Prime I have had some people say well that's cute but you know the iPad can do this and this and that.
I always look at them and say I know it can but do you remember the game "Lemmings"? Kind of what owning Apple products is like.
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If you're any kind of a true "tech" guy you wouldn't be caught dead with an iPhone.
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Unfortunately for some of us, it's dictated by the company we work for. Where I am, they pay for the device and service, so I get what they give me. I would kill for a Nexus or SII, but they just won't go that direction.
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With the Prime I have had some people say well that's cute but you know the iPad can do this and this and that.
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I hate it when people do that, and 99% of the time it seems to be Apple users...
So what if the iPhone/iPad can do that.. How does that help me? I have an Android device.
It's not just the iPad users that say things like that... My Grandparents (who don't own any apple devices) call any kind of tablet an iPad. They call my TFP an iPad, and hell, they even call my Dell Streak an iPad/iPhone.
/sigh.. the ageing population
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Unfortunately for some of us, it's dictated by the company we work for. Where I am, they pay for the device and service, so I get what they give me. I would kill for a Nexus or SII, but they just won't go that direction.
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That's business tho. My company forces blackberries....
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mdizzle9 said:
At work last week someone asked me that question and I just thought it was funny. I work in a technology company with Apple being the dominant brand of choice (of course). After explaining to him it was the new Asus Transformer Prime with the Tegra 3, etc etc he ended with saying; "oh, so it's like a baby iPad?"
*Sigh*
Pretty funny. Anyone else run into any situations like this?
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LoL . Always happens to me,with "not so tech savy" friends,when they see my hd2, they always ask of it is the new iphone model....And when I answer that it isn't,they look so disapointed...and then ask if it is a cheap chinese copy of the iphone....
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Q: How do you know if someone has an Apple product?
A: Just wait. They'll tell you.
I just let them stay plugged in the "Matrix" and go about my business.
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I just let them stay plugged in the "Matrix" and go about my business.
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Lol.....had chuckle
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mrokeefe said:
I personally believe ios is for kids, women and grandparents. If you're any kind of a true "tech" guy you wouldn't be caught dead with an iPhone.
Just sayin....
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I'm a woman (last time I checked) and I have a TFP.
Android, not just for basement dwelling mama's boys.
Just sayin...
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Really? A Baby iPAd? LMAO
I know a lot of my friends are huge Apple lovers. I just cant get behind that. Trust me I have tried.
With the Prime I have had some people say well that's cute but you know the iPad can do this and this and that.
I always look at them and say I know it can but do you remember the game "Lemmings"? Kind of what owning Apple products is like.
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Thanks for the Lemmings -Apple fanboy comparison. I'm going to be using that.
Guess when you spend enough on advertising so a person can't go more than 15 minutes without seeing a commercial pays off, huh?
Luckily I run an Android User Group so not only is it unlikely to people for people to assume I am holding an Apple device, I get to totally make them regret their mistake.
As an example, this is what I have displayed in my cube:
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I used to have this on top for all passer-bys to see, but after Jobs died I was forced to display it in my cube only.
And yes, that is a VHS tape with a coffin-ized Apple logo. It was a gift and I found it quite appropriate.
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I'm a woman (last time I checked) and I have a TFP.
Android, not just for basement dwelling mama's boys.
Just sayin...
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So many things ran through my head reading this...but thanks for the laugh!
My Girlfriend called mine an Ipad for a while but I got pretty angry. Now she calls it a "Tabloid" lol, its better than Ipad I guess...
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haha I can't believe how true this is with the people around me...
My daughter's middle school uses iPad2's and the other night she needed to access a website with flash and was getting frustrated. She yells from the den "Dad can I please borrow your 'Giant Droid' this iPad won't work right!" LOL
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LoL . Always happens to me,with "not so tech savy" friends,when they see my hd2, they always ask of it is the new iphone model....And when I answer that it isn't,they look so disapointed...and then ask if it is a cheap chinese copy of the iphone....
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lol. If I'm not mistaken iphone is also made in china. I have so many friends with iphones and they praise it like its the best thing ever. When i tell them to go to this website (with flash) or I show them google nav turn by turn on my Evo 3d, then they're like "oh man mine doesnt do that" lol.
My other friend used to be an android fan but after getting an ipad2 he thinks apple is the ish and is bragging about ipad3 already even when it hasn't even come out yet lol. Unfortunately hes moved over to the dark side forever....
I am in college, so maybe I am in an environment of slightly, and I emphasize 'slightly' more tech savy people in general. Not many people here own iPads, but many of the people who see my TFP are overall impressed.
"Wow thats skinny", "wow that looks nice"
I do occasionally get "oh did you get an ipad" but then I quickly correct them.
I actually sat down at a table with someone who had an iPad 2 and another person with an iPad og. Being that they were stuck in their iLife, they were seemingly unaware of the existence of android tablets. They were generally impressed with the look and feel of my transformer.. and there was one person at the table who had used to own an android phone then switched to iPhone (not entirely by choice) so they knew the shortcomings of an iOS and were very impressed by what I could do with my tablet and they could not do with their ipads.
http://www.bgr.com/2012/02/13/samsungs-galaxy-note-is-the-most-useless-phone-ive-seen/
Im kind of at a loss for words on this one.
Yes, it is a large phone
Yes, it is not inteded for the general population
but there is no need to hammer it for its size. The size is what makes it unique and functional! Cant wait to get my carbon blue on friday and prove them wrong!!
Frank
I like how everyone in the comments railed on him . . . lol
That is THE strangest hands-on I have ever read.
The phone is too big. You will look stupid talking on it, people will laugh at you, and you’ll be unhappy if you buy it. I really can’t get around this, unfortunately, because Samsung pushed things way too far this time.
Not even sure what to say.
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That is THE strangest hands-on I have ever read.
The phone is too big. You will look stupid talking on it, people will laugh at you, and you’ll be unhappy if you buy it. I really can’t get around this, unfortunately, because Samsung pushed things way too far this time.
Not even sure what to say.
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Its very embarassing to publish something like that. Sounds like a little kid tyrade!!
The Galaxy Note essentially has everything you’d want in a smartphone: a great dual-core processor, a solid camera, a beautiful display and good build quality, and it runs on AT&T’s new 4G LTE network that delivers incredibly fast downloads speeds. Plus the battery seems actually decent so far, which is a triumph for modern smartphones.
Throw all of that right out the window.
The phone is too big.
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Essentially: Nothing but praise, but it's too big!
If you look at the first picture you can see that the "reviewer" has pretty small hands. It's fair to write an article saying that the phone doesn't work for you, but to say that anyone who uses the phone looks ridiculous and that people will laugh at you is just poor journalism.
I think size 6 shoes are too small, but I don't go around criticizing people that wear them...
it's not something I hide...I can't stand that site.. they rarely back anything up
but this kind of thing happens often with android phones in general....
they get used to simply point out how much better some other device is.
Did you expect anything less from this apple fanboi? He just had not been told by apple yet that a 5.3 inch screen is better than a 3.5 inch screen.
No sense in waiting to get the phone to prove him "wrong". The phone is / will be amazing and the biggest reason I personally bought it was for its size. The guy who wrote the article doesn't like things that are big.......just the same way some people would prefer to drive a Civic over a lifted F350 Diesel. Big deal? The guy is entitled to his opinion as much as you are entitled to your right to buy and enjoy the best smartphone currently out.
I will give him 2 thumbs up on the comment about Android Phones having 7 different flagships in the same year......that part needed to be said. Each time I walk into an AT&T or Verizon store, they have a different lineup of Android phones....but the iPhone is sitting there...in the same place it has for months.....and still outselling all the rest.
Be secure with your purchase - and use it because YOU want to use it, not to use it to prove someone else wrong. That's just......silly.
I guess jockey-sized hipsters shouldn't be reviewing Samsung devices ...
His article kind of reminds me of the Burger King commercial about the guy that doesn't want to go and get a BK Double Cheeseburger because it will make his hands look small.
This is an example of an apple fanboy in fear that android has made a device that totally demolishes the iPhone. Get over it and suck on your apple.
This image sums up my reaction to the article.
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Im kind of at a loss for words on this one.
Yes, it is a large phone
Yes, it is not inteded for the general population
but there is no need to hammer it for its size. The size is what makes it unique and functional!
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BGR --- "but, But, BUT... It's not the size of an iPhone!!! Waaaaaaaaaaaaah"
If I was as bad at my job as that guy is at his, I'd be fired.
Im 6'5 and have big hands. I own a HTC Desire HD and every time i went to type on a new rom i either had to install a new keyboard theme with bigger keys or turn to landscape to type. This phone is exactly what i need. Having a stylus is great too because some people can write faster than typing...i do see gimmicks here but what phone doesnt have them? its how they sell. some people use them, some dont.
BGR Stinks
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BGR Stinks
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Exactly why I get my news reviews from un/less-biased sources like:
-The Verge
-Slashgear
-Ars Technica
-Anandtech
I would suggest going to those instead for tech news. BGR is complete trash (and this is coming from an iPhone user)
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I think size 6 shoes are too small, but I don't go around criticizing people that wear them...
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This sums it up nicely.
If he'd given specific reasons like:
Screen is too big so battery life is horrible
Phone is too big and makes it heavy in the pocket
its not a review but a rant.
Did you see the size of the little hand on that guy? I think BGR should stand for Baby Girl Report.
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its not a review but a rant.
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Not really sure he's claiming anything different, and he does say a proper review is forthcoming. I don't follow bgr--and after reading this I definitely won't--but posting childish rants like this just strikes me as the sort of thing people should reserve for their livejournals and not for a site that would like to provide credible tech info and reviews.
Is the phone too big? As many (reasonable) posters have said in this forum, that's a matter of opinion. Obviously Mr. Geller feels that it is, but I can't imagine why anyone posting with that tone would expect to be taken seriously. The iPhone comparison is particularly ridiculous at this point; while it is more or less indisputable that Samsung's Galaxy line took a great deal of inspiration from the iPhone design (he should have found a pic of the international note with its physical home button to up the similarity!), the Note actually looks significantly less like the iPhone than some of the earlier incarnations. That sort of comparison would be better suited to some BS patent infringement case filing.
This type of article is exactly why I have been posting the details I can get like I did with my in and review thread. tons of details and a few opinions.
I am no journalist but I like to believe people get something useful from it.
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